I disagree with you, not ATG. He was a decent HW that came along at a soft time for that division. Yes he beat Holyfield, but look at the names on the list of people he beat. Not a who's who in ATG hw's

He was far from great, but he was one of the better HW's of the 90's. He ironed out some of his kinks, and was much sturdier than at LHW, where despite having pulverising power, he never impressed me. Too flawed defensively and not varied enough with his offense. Also, his sleight frame at the weight made physical strength an issue. For this I think he gets universally overrated at LHW, though he did indeed go on to become a very good HW.

He was far from great, but he was one of the better HW's of the 90's. He ironed out some of his kinks, and was much sturdier than at LHW, where despite having pulverising power, he never impressed me. Too flawed defensively and not varied enough with his offense. Also, his sleight frame at the weight made physical strength an issue. For this I think he gets universally overrated at LHW, though he did indeed go on to become a very good HW.

See I thought he had a great variety of punches. He could hook really well off his jab and had a nice uppercut. He just fought very flat footed, and tried to block punches and stand in the pocket, a big no no in the heavyweight division. He was right there to be hit.

See I thought he had a great variety of punches. He could hook really well off his jab and had a nice uppercut. He just fought very flat footed, and tried to block punches and stand in the pocket, a big no no in the heavyweight division. He was right there to be hit.

Spot on. Mentally, he didn't really have what it takes to be truly great. He was practically carried to the title by Atlas. He lost the title to a man who he should have pitched a shut out against, also.

I thought he relied almost completely on the southpaw jab and straight left hand until he either hurt his opponent or was able to open up without any probability of return damage (how many fighters can't you say the same for?). Obviously this was very often at LHW, as his opponents weren't up to much at all save for a few. Hell, even an old Leslie Stewart was able to expose these flaws and make Moorer look plodding and mediocre before being blasted out late. A skilled LHW who was able to switch up the pace would run rings around him.